Launch day has arrived for NASA’s Artemis II mission—here’s what to expect
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The commentary mentioned that the capsule has over 500 sf of room, then also said it is the size of two minivans. Uhh, those two are diametrically opposed to each other. Anyone know which one it is?
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That was my thought, tbh. Kinda lame though, I mean I get that it would be a massive tragedy, but come on now, don't be cowards...
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No - it's not following the usual Dragon trajectory. This flight went pretty much due east and is now heading across the Atlantic, dropping down towards the equator.
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That was quick, the YouTube account has been closed. I won't claim my report caused it to be removed, but I'm glad it's gone.
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"Most powerful rocket ever", yet it can't carry a lander like the Saturn V did. Grump grump.
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Me too! Watching it on a black and white telly, my dad glued to the screen. I was about 4 years old.
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Per the super-official IFLscience site it has 330 cubic feet/9 cubic meters of interior room.
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good.gif.
Back on topic, I just realized that something so cool about this flight broadcast is that we're hearing actual astronauts talking with Mission Control, live. I didn't really realize it at first but goddamn this is cool. Despite all that is going on in the world right now, stuff like this makes me get a bit of hope for humanity...
Even if SLS is a ridiculous boondoggle...
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Animation looked like a Kerbal Space Program mod, but I’m glad the launch was a success.
Getting late on this side of the pond, so will have to catch up with the perigee raise etc. in the morning.
Second the comment upthread about Statistical’s updates.
Edit. And just checked, TLI scheduled for mission day 2. Which is good - getting some Apollo nostalgia here and really want to hear that ‘Go for TLI” call, or whatever the modern equivalent is!
Getting late on this side of the pond, so will have to catch up with the perigee raise etc. in the morning.
Second the comment upthread about Statistical’s updates.
Edit. And just checked, TLI scheduled for mission day 2. Which is good - getting some Apollo nostalgia here and really want to hear that ‘Go for TLI” call, or whatever the modern equivalent is!
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The Orion capsule has a total pressurized volume of 690.6 cubic feet (~20 m3) and a habitable volume (living space) of roughly 316 to 330 cubic feet (~9 m3).
So 550 sqf is wrong in terms of floor unless they are comparing it to a room 1 foot high. In microgravity the ability to use the full volume means it is roomier than a comparable room on Earth. The launch chairs flatten and stow as well.
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SFN have photos of the escape baskets sliding down the slidewire just after liftoff. They aren't sure if that's intentional (possibly to protect them from the exhaust).
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Statistical
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I breathe a little easier. It is in a stable orbit and has power. Whatever happens over the next 24 hours they got option now.
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It helps to discredit the conspiracy theorists.
Well done NASA. I want to believe, in you.
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It's not in a stable orbit yet. They'll do the perigee raise manoeuvre in about 15 minutes.
They deliberately launch into a sub-orbital trajectory to guarantee disposal of the core stage.
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My same thoughts. The best people are simply the best trained and educated people. Doesn’t matter what they look like or what they believe in.
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I totally understand that there is no institutional knowledge at NASA and Boeing et al. on how to strap a bunch of 4K cameras onto their rockets, and no real room in the budget to have it done the "Old Space Way". So why not grab someone like the dude from BPS Space, give him a $2M contract, and get it done?
It's not critical. It does not need any safety review. It is not a go no-go gate. It can happily malfunction for the next 5 launches and it would not matter a whit. But why not fucking try? It's just obnoxiously archaic, and solving it would cost less than the toilet paper budget at the SLS manufacturing facility.
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Pretty cool video of the launch. You'd need some ladder to get that shot!
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Know who wasn’t just bitching about the broadcast production? My 7 year old, who was absolutely thrilled to see this, and I was very glad I could watch it with him.
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Well, they DID bring a Canadian. Who knows what trouble bringing an inferior North-American will cause?
And that's kind of joking, but kind of not, going back to that exceedingly gross "AMERICAN SUPERIORITY IN SPACE" video.
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My 23-year old texted to say "successful launch for Artemis." I had no idea he was going to watch but I'm so glad he made the effort.
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Sad to see that ARS users, like you, post messages including sane units while NASA itself doesn't bother to do the same and sticks with Harry Potter's units in 2026...
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Hate to break it to you, but that's just institutional inertia. Another Trump term would very much take care of that oversight.
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He is just about the one guy that does. What the hell are you talking about?
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Not sure it’s successful until it achieves orbit and lands in one piece.
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If one has a clear unobstructed view of the Southern sky, let's say from a rooftop above city lights, will it be possible to see Integrity pass over us this evening?
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Official NASA stream of full mission coverage (previous post was just launch coverage).
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If nothing else I am elated that my own little future astronauts (7 & 11) were asking so many questions. And upon explaining the enormity of space travel and the preparation and the math and the physics. It's just....
We will be following their journey.
We will be following their journey.
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This is the safe part, right? They can just do a (relative) fart and deorbit. The real fun starts when they burn for the moon.
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